pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
blow; shock; strike; batting
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to run up to; to rush over
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
for the first time in one's life
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
older sister; lass; young lady
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
restoration; repair; mending
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)